HTMLInputElement: defaultChecked property
Baseline Widely available
This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since July 2015.
ThedefaultChecked property of theHTMLInputElement interface specifies the default checkedness state of the element. This property reflects the<input> element'schecked attribute.
The booleanchecked attribute is valid for theradio (<input type="radio">) andcheckbox (<input type="checkbox">) input types. The presence of the attribute sets thedefaultChecked property totrue.
Value
A boolean.
Examples
js
const inputElement = document.getElementById("contactMail");console.log(inputElement.defaultChecked);Specifications
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| HTML # dom-input-defaultchecked |